Ballet Manila’s Ibong Adarna at Areté: October 9 and 10 Dates, Cast, and Tickets
Ballet Manila stages Ibong Adarna at Areté on October 9 and 10, 2026. Dates, venue, cast, choreography and how to get tickets.
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Teatro Panalo 2027 Lineup: The 12 Plays and Musicals Headed for the Stage
Teatro Panalo has picked its final 12 from 373 submissions: eight straight plays and four musicals, staged February 20 to March 14, 2027.
“About Us But Not About Us” Punches You in the Gut, Then Lets You Cry
I caught the October 2 opening of the re-run with Romnick Sarmenta, Elijah Canlas and Epy Quizon in their original roles. It’s their last run together, and it’s worth catching.
Lea Salonga Will Play Bernarda Alba in Theatre Group Asia’s Filipino-Language Lorca, Opening February 2027
Lea Salonga will play the controlling matriarch in Theatre Group Asia’s Ang Tahanan ni Bernarda Alba, opening February 2027 at Circuit Makati.
Super J Dresses a Storm Story in a Superhero Cape
Super J: The Musical wraps a storm story in a superhero cape. Writer-director Patrick Libao on why the show asks students to question Filipino “resilience.”
Spring Awakening Returns to Rockwell in February 2027 After 17 Gawad Buhay Citations
The Sandbox Collective is bringing back its rock musical for a limited rerun at The Black Box in Rockwell. Here’s what’s confirmed so far.
Maris Racal Will Play Sunshine Again in 2027, This Time With the Audience Walking Beside Her
Antoinette Jadaone’s Berlinale winner becomes a site-specific play in mid-2027, taking over an entire Metro Manila building. It’s part of the first slate from her new company, Ilaya Ilaya, announced on September 26.
Inday: The Musical Takes The Boyfriends’ Love Songs Somewhere Dark, With Elha Nympha in Her First Stage Role
Studio A Productions follows its Pokwang-led dark comedy Tulog Na with Inday: The Musical, an original show that sets The Boyfriends’ Manila Sound love songs against ritual chants, with Elha Nympha in her first stage role. Oct 16–18 and 23–25 at RCBC Plaza.
About Us But Not About Us Returns in October, and It’s the Original Trio’s Last Run
Romnick Sarmenta, Elijah Canlas and Epy Quizon step away from the roles they originated after the October 2 to 25 rerun at Circuit Makati. Jun Robles Lana says the reason will become clear.
Puregold’s New Theater Festival Got 373 Scripts in Its First Year. Only Twelve Will Reach the Stage.
Teatro Panalo, Puregold’s answer to CinePanalo for the stage, closed submissions with 373 original Filipino plays and musicals. Only twelve, eight plays and four musicals, will be staged, each with a ₱100,000 honorarium attached.